158. The American Revolution: Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness (Ep 3)

This book tells the story of the sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause who fled the United States at the end of the American Revolution. Through detailed individual and family narratives, Maya Jasanoff traces the extraordinary journeys of these refugees as they settled in Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, and other parts of the British Empire. The book highlights the experiences of individuals such as Elizabeth Johnston, David George, and Joseph Brant, and provides a provocative analysis that reevaluates the legacies of the revolution's 'losers'. Jasanoff's work combines broad global surveys with intimate narrative history, offering a new perspective on the founding of the United States and the post-revolutionary world[1][3][4].